The BBC has come under fire once again this week as only one of its five person panel is a Brexiteer. Former Daily Express editor Camilla Tominey is the sole representative, but in another monumental week in politics, huge clashes are expected to erupt. Liberal Democrat Ed Davey joined Ms Tominey on the panel, as does Labor’s Lord Falconer.
The panel is completed by Conservative Victoria Atkins and journalist Ash Sarkar.
They are expected to discuss the current legal battle surrounding the Government, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is taken to court by activist Gina Miller
Ms Miller argues that Mr Johnson unlawfully
Other topics could include more Conservative defections and problems facing the Lib Dems.
BBC Question Time returns tonight at 10. 35 pm on BBC One. Follow below for live update …
BBC Question Time LIVE: QT returns from Southampton(Image: BBC / GETTY)
11. 12 pm update: Audience member calls Ed Davey a “hypocrite”
“You were in bed with the Government that legislated for the referendum”
“It is you who is causing the chaos”
11. 10 pm update: Ms Tominey tries to ask how many Lib Dems voted Leave
Ms Tominey says the Lib Dems are now ignoring Lib Dem Leave voters
11. 09 pm update: Ash Sarkar calls MPs “reckless”
She says: “Don’t paint me as a closet Boris supporter!”
11. 07 pm update: Fiona interrupts a feud between Ed Davey and Lord Falconer
Ed calls the Labor party’s position confused
Lord Falconer says he is talking about his own views
Fiona says: “If you both talk at once, no one can hear!”
11. 05 pm update: Lord Falconer says “we have to deliver Brexit and we have to deliver it with a deal”
Mr Falconer says , “I’m not in favo ur of Mr Johnson posturing about no deal which is pitiful.
“I’m not in favor of Lib Dems wanting to revoke.”
He says he wants to get a deal so the UK can get over Brexit.
He calls the Lib Dems “ridiculous” for wanting to revoke.
11. 04 pm update: Sarkar calls Lord Falconer “bro”
Fiona says this is the first time this has happaned on the panel
11. 02 pm update: Atkins says “Brexit has to be delivered!”
She says she accepts the result of the referendum even though her side “lost”
11 PM update: Audience explodes as Ed Davey says t he Lib Dems are against Brexit
Davey: “A vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote to stop Brexit! “
10. 59 pm: Audience member says: “I’m appalled by the Liberal Democrats.”
He calls the party “morally corrupt”.
10. 58 pm: Audience question: “Have the lib dems become the most dangerous and extremist party in Britain?”
Tominey savages Jo Swinson and the Lib Dems.
She says Swinson thinks David Cameron was wrong to call a referendum even though she campaigned for it.
She calls Swinson “neither liberal or democratic. “
10. 56 pm update: Atkins responds with a cutting remark
“I won’t take advice from a Corbynista who calls herself a communist!”
(********************************************************: 55 pm update: Sarkar savages Atkins
“And now when a simple question is put to you such as, ‘will parliament be shut down again? ‘, you can’t even say whether you would support it!
You are elected to represent your constituency, not just be blindly loyal to Boris Johnson! “
10: 54 pm update: Victoria Atkins says she has to play a “striaght bat” on this one over Supreme Court ruling
Fiona asks: “So you won’t rule out proroguing? I’m not trying to put you on the spot here! “
Ms Sarkar interrupts:” But this is the opposite of a straight bat! “
10: 53 pm update: Ms Tominey discusses John Major
“John Major prorogued Parliament to avoid scrutiny for cash for quesitons
” Where was the scrutiny when that happened? “
10: 52 pm update: Courts doing “politicians dirty laundry in public”
10: 50 pm update: MP Ed Davey says he wishes everyone would respect the independence of the judiciary
He says, “our country is in the grip of a crisis and this prime minister has lost every single vote.” )
“I hope the judgement of the voters will be havy on him and he loses all his appeal to you.”
10: 49 pm update: Ash Sarkar says, “if the Prime Minister doesn’t have to abide by the rules then why should any of us?”
She says: “i’m going to burgle my ex-boyfriend’s house.”
10: 47 pm udpate: Audience member asks whether Boris has lost his appeal with the EU
10: 46 pm update: Audience member asks Victoria Atkins about Mr Johnson’s misogyny
10. 45 pm update: Lord Falconer gets into heated debate with audience member who says Boris Johnson has suspended Parliament to get the UK a good deal
Lord Falconer says he is frightened of a view that the prime minister can just shut down Parliament because they don’t agree with him.
“Boris Johnson is saying he saying one thing and then doing another.
10. 44 pm update: Audience member says MPs and the media “haven ‘t given boris johnson one glimmer of hope “
” No wonder he’s suspend parliament to try and get get what the people voted for. ”
10. 40 pm update: Camilla Tominey talks about issues in the press this week and Mr Johnson’s appeal
Ms Tominey said Boris is winning support in some places because people who are trying to stop Brexit are being undemocratic.
“I’m worried the audience is much more behind you than they are behind me.”
10. 35 pm update: Host Fiona Bruce opens the show in Southampton with the first question.
First audience question: “Is Boris Johnson losing his appeal?”
Lord Falconer said Mr Johnson is trying to close down Parliament to avoid Brexit issues.
Lord Falconer says: “I don’t know whether he’s losing his appeal but I hope he is.”
Who is Victoria Atkins?
She is Conservative Crime Minister.
She was a lawyer before becoming an MP.
She has been MP for Louth and Horncastle since 2014.
Who is Charlie Falconer?
He is Labor’s former Justice Secretary.
He was made a peer by Tony Blair in 1997.
He is a barrister.
Who is Ed Davey?
He is Liberal Democrat Deputy ****
He was Energy Secretary during the coalition.
He is the MP for Kingston and Surbiton.
Who is Ash Sarkar?
She sa journalist and activist.
She is Senior Editor at Novara Media.
Who is Camilla Tominey?
She is the Associate Editor at the Daily Telegraph.
She is formerly politics and royals editor at the Daily Express.
In 2016 she broke the news that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were dating.
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